Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-09

MAA8LS41U2.
According 70 the reports Of the
County Assessors which we're pre-
pared Tor DR.. Jorgensen, there are
las 600 acres OF ploWed land In
Walla Walla county and so 900 aeres
Of pi0wed land In Umafiila county
This area Is s. per cent greater than
last year. Il IS estimated that each
acre will produces half ton, or l6a
bushels OF wheat for export, or a
total Of e1s, SOC tons Without full
data from other wheat growing por-
tons Of the Inland Empire. DR..
JorgenseR estimates thai there viii
be 400, 900 tons or over 1900. 600
bushels Of wheat TO export during
the harvest year Of 1881. This Il =
third more than last year. and may
Be considered q moderate estimate
Pat McKern, former foreman for
Nelson Beanett. snd q miaer named
Burk, were killed in coal mine Of
Ellensburg. w. T., on December 81.
They had gone into the mine 10 begin
work, and on drilling = hole, for
blast. struck an old charge that had
missed fire. TIE cid charge ex-
ploded, killing Bark instantly. Nc
Kern lived ten hours after the acct
dent In great agony, and then died
Another man, By the name Of Quo
Burgman, lately from 81. Paul. while
at work in q riP.rap force just above
Ellensburg. was caught By q sliding
rock aud crushed 70 death on the
same dag. The three unfortunate
men were buried together In the
Catholic cemetery on New Years day.
Owing TO the great popularity Of Nc
Kern q large coucourse Of citizens
attended the triple funeral.
J. W. McCaFty. al old settler IN
the Puyallup valley and = prominent
mop grower Of that locality, reports
. good hop crop in the valley this
last season. Ten acres on his place
produced al average of 2600 pounds
Of cured hops per acre, the heaviest
yield yet Messrs. Kincaid, Baker.
Woolery, Mead, BonneY, Gillian and
Others 10 the neighborhood also raised /
excellent crops with yield Of 1900 to |
$500 pounds and upward per acre |
The hay. grain and fruit crops were |
rather better than average.
The present indications are that /
there win be = much larger percent
age Of grain and other crops sown
and planted the coming spring than
any year heretofore, In this Terri
tory. There IL every inducement for
such q result--new railroad lines
opsned 10 new markets; higher prices
for products; more land being opened
up for agricultural purposes; more
people engaged lc this pursuit-all
indicating q general aad vigorous
advance In the development Of our
resources, which are the
basis Of all other industries. Farmers
are thus stimulated 70 greater efforts
In securing greater and more extern
sive productions from their farms;
by preparing more land for the plow,
and utilizing what they have to the
greatest possible advantage. : Yakima
Republic.
Frank Clapp has purchased the
farm at DungeDess-a6Out
1856 acres, most OF which Is under
with farm stock, tools,
improvements. etc. IL
is one Of the most valuable farms In
the country. and was bought cheap
the price being understood TO be 3
trifie below s., 600 Frank has also
purchased Nellie Twins interest In
the Irwin estate, smother valuable
The raiafall At Port Townsend. In
1886, aggregated Is 81 inches. Mr.
smith, the observer, reports to the
Argus that January l4th. two inches
OF snow fell, and December 18th, six
iaches fell. In the latter month In
two days il had disappeared and left
the whole bill spring like with the
emerald green grass. which has
grown so fast that lawn mowers are
10 use In many enclosures The win
ter thus far has been very mild and
open, to the grief Of the small boy,
who looks at bis skates and sled and |
tells his little sister that ell the snow |
and ice be sees this winter are 10 the |
Christmas pictures and Il don't seem
a bit like Christmas or New Years
when you see the green grass, aud
occasional rose buds and chrYsan-
themum But the small boy may
have skating and coasting yet, IS
our real winter has jast commenced,
and We doubt II January and Febru.
AIRY pass without both Ice and snow.
but neither viii remain long.
Philip Ritz wrote 70 the oregonian
as follows: In the twenty-four
years spent at Walla Walla ] have
invariably observed that the hotter
and dryer the summer. the larger
and OF better quality the crops OF
grain would be the succeeding year.
I have looked the country over care
fully since the 1st Of November. and
my judgment bow is. that barring
any unforeseen misfortune, there will
be about 500, 900 tons Of surplus grain
TO be seat TO market next season from
east OF the Cascade mountains This,
with good prices, aud the develop
ment OF rich gold. silver and coal
mines now being opened Tor tbs nr.t
time, will give new life aod viger 70
every branch Of business. and will
stimulate and encourage fresh line
OF valuable emigrants TO come and
,ettie In our new and prosperous
country--t0 become permanent cit
liens 70 build up new and various
branches Of manufactures"
BRITISH COLUMBIA.
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